His coaches see it. He feels it. And he is trying to pass it along to his young teammates in Michigan State’s running back room.

“Basically, I see that urge to learn, an urge to know what to do and an urge to get out there on the field,” Scott said Monday at MSU’s media day. “I’m teaching them the way. Take another route that I didn’t take while I was here.

“It’s not over yet for me — I’m taking every moment in — but I can’t wait to see what those guys can do.”

After splitting carries for three years, Scott no longer has to share the ball with Gerald Holmes, who graduated and signed this week with the Seattle Seahawks, and Madre London, who transferred to Tennessee for his fifth year.

MSU coach Mark Dantonio hinted after the Holiday Bowl that he might give Scott the ball around 250-300 times this fall. Co-offensive coordinator Dave Warner said Scott knows he will be “THE guy this year.”

“I think he’s a guy who can carry the ball 20-25 times a game easy,” Warner said. “With the three years he’s got under his belt, he knows the offense very well now, from the run game to the pass game. … Anytime you go into your senior year, knowing this is your last year, I think the light goes on. You realize, ‘Wow, this is it, I better buckle down even more.’ And I think he’s done that.”

Michigan State RB LJ Scott scores against Washington State during the second quarter of the San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, at SDCCU Stadium in San Diego.(Photo: Kirthmon F. Dozier, Detroit Free Press)

Scott led the Spartans last fall with 201 carries and 898 yards and scored eight times, catching another TD among his career-high 20 receptions for 146 yards. In three years at MSU, Scott has 2,591 yards rushing yards with 25 touchdowns on 531 carries and ranks in the top 12 all-time at MSU in both categories.

“When he decided to come back right at the bowl game, I thought it was a big statement for our program,” Dantonio said. “Obviously, it's like getting a guy that you know he's going to be your guy. … And now you've got to find the next guy, but you know, (Scott) is not going to play every single play. We've got to keep our guys fresh.”

Scott's backups are about as inexperienced as possible.

Sophomore Connor Heyward appears to have the No. 2 running back job sewn up after getting three attempts for 10 yards last fall as a true freshman and impressing this spring. He is the only running back with any game experience other than Scott.

The rest are unknowns.

Alante Thomas, a speedy sophomore transfer from Saginaw Valley State who is former MSU star Lawrence Thomas’ younger brother, also got reps during the spring game in April while Scott sat for much of it.

Then there's Weston Bridges, who had two knee surgeries after suffering an injury in high school in 2016 and another after arriving at MSU last fall. Bridges “has been exciting to watch” so far in camp, according to Dantonio.

“Weston got hurt so quick (last year), but he’s back and the knee is a lot stronger,” Scott said. “He’s back and full-go, and he just looks so good. He’s running the ball, he’s very fast, he’s making the right cuts. I was actually just talking to coach D about him — he looks phenomenal running the ball right now.”

Two freshmen — La’Darius Jefferson and Elijah Collins — arrive this fall with a chance for one of them to get on the field immediately.

Jefferson, a converted quarterback who led Muskegon to a state title, has impressed Scott in his transition to running back. Dantonio added that Jefferson is “about 15, 20 pounds heavier” than he was last fall to prepare for the transition to college and taking handoffs instead of giving them.

Warner said that position shift is “not going to happen overnight,” but Scott said Jefferson looks “like he didn’t even play quarterback.” The senior added that Jefferson is still getting a few reps under center as well.

“La’Darius has the urge to play. Like, I’ve never seen someone with that urge to play,” Scott said. “He’s going to be something very special here.”